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5a7gyu | why are some chicken mcnuggets shapped like boots, some like fish, and some are round? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5a7gyu/eli5_why_are_some_chicken_mcnuggets_shapped_like/ | {
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34jaks | the nasa em drives | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34jaks/eli5_the_nasa_em_drives/ | {
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1dh9tz | does the space-is-like-a-balloon analogy mean the 'middle' of space is essentially empty? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1dh9tz/eli5_does_the_spaceislikeaballoon_analogy_mean/ | {
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6ubr3o | why do professional athletes get a 'pass' when it comes to their job security after committing a crime? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ubr3o/eli5_why_do_professional_athletes_get_a_pass_when/ | {
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3cji36 | why are americans so much stricter about drinking laws than any other country? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cji36/eli5why_are_americans_so_much_stricter_about/ | {
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1czzhe | what is it about the red dot that makes my cats and dog go insane? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1czzhe/eli5_what_is_it_about_the_red_dot_that_makes_my/ | {
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8kbuio | why are arrest records and mugshots made publicly available before a guilty conviction is determined by the courts? | Wouldn't this paint a picture that the person is guilty before proving his innocence? It's possible that the wrong person was arrested and there is supposedly a presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Also, wouldn't it just create a mob mentality and skew public judgment from a jury perspective? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8kbuio/eli5_why_are_arrest_records_and_mugshots_made/ | {
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3nnepl | how hard is it to violate another country's airspace? | In light of recent events in Syria I was wondering how hard it is for a military pilot to violate another nation's airspace? Is it like slipping when walking a fine line, an accident? Or is it a deliberate action that could not be mistaken for an accident? I have no idea how fighter pilots can not know they are brea... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nnepl/eli5_how_hard_is_it_to_violate_another_countrys/ | {
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2wmomz | why don't games load during the intro screen? | After the intro is over (or skipped) in most games we need to wait until the game loads (both on PC and consoles).
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ewvsxp | why isn't the aenied as popular (culturally significant) as the odyssey or the illiad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ewvsxp/eli5_why_isnt_the_aenied_as_popular_culturally/ | {
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3immcs | why is it taking them so long to come out with the oculus rift consumer version, when they developed it nearly a year ago, and came out with the development kits nearly two years before that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3immcs/eli5_why_is_it_taking_them_so_long_to_come_out/ | {
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ax49pe | are sharks as aggressive as some documentaries portray or as peaceful as others show? | I love watching documentaries, especially ones about the ocean and sharks, but I feel like half are saying sharks are cold blooded killers and the other half say they're not simply aggressive, but rather peaceful and just curious. People of Reddit, what's your take on this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ax49pe/eli5_are_sharks_as_aggressive_as_some/ | {
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3ffbus | why is the concrete on streets, sidewalks, and bridges different colors? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ffbus/eli5_why_is_the_concrete_on_streets_sidewalks_and/ | {
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6832n5 | my breath constantly smells awfully, yet i brush my teeth well every day. sometimes it smells even just after brushing. why's that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6832n5/eli5_my_breath_constantly_smells_awfully_yet_i/ | {
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7dtvc7 | is eating food off the ground in any way beneficial to your immune system? | I'm sure we all know the type: someone drops part of their sandwich on the ground, picks it up, eats it, then claims that they are, "strengthening their immune system" by deliberately exposing themselves to whatever was on the floor.
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2f6bll | how are breathalysers accurate? if i took a shot and immediately blew into it, wouldn't it read my bac somewhere around ~15%? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2f6bll/eli5how_are_breathalysers_accurate_if_i_took_a/ | {
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5b2a5o | what is the dark (or deep) net? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5b2a5o/eli5what_is_the_dark_or_deep_net/ | {
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ncck3 | why wouldn't indefinite military detentions of us citizens under the ndaa simply be struck down by the supreme court as unconstitutional? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ncck3/eli5_why_wouldnt_indefinite_military_detentions/ | {
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9hy5sg | how does "supply lead" economics work? | From what I've been told, business get tax cuts that allow them to reinvest more money into R & D allowing them to make better and cheaper products correct?
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1vurup | why are there more benefits to having an active life style versus a sedentary one? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vurup/why_are_there_more_benefits_to_having_an_active/ | {
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2q04qk | why are some subreddits private? and how do you gain access to these subs? | Just really curious
R.I.P inbox, It was nice knowing you
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93clx7 | why can't we just use mac addreses instead of the ip addreses? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/93clx7/eli5_why_cant_we_just_use_mac_addreses_instead_of/ | {
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5cpxqv | why does smoking cigarettes make my hangover seem a thousand times worse? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5cpxqv/eli5_why_does_smoking_cigarettes_make_my_hangover/ | {
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33161v | why does gas in the united states contain 10% ethanol? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33161v/eli5_why_does_gas_in_the_united_states_contain_10/ | {
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5gjg06 | since all crop-lands are being overfarmed, and nutrients are being drained, what will happen when all these nutrients are completely drained? or will that point ever come? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5gjg06/eli5since_all_croplands_are_being_overfarmed_and/ | {
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4bwrvl | the connection/growth from al-qaeda into isil | As someone who only partially pays attention to foreign affairs, can someone please explain the grow or connection from Al-Qaeda into ISIL. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4bwrvl/eli5_the_connectiongrowth_from_alqaeda_into_isil/ | {
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ngwmk | what are torrent trackers? | What exactly are torrent trackers? How do they work, and what is BaconBits? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ngwmk/eli5_what_are_torrent_trackers/ | {
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as5pbh | what are carbon credits and how do companies use them to offset their carbon footprint? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/as5pbh/eli5_what_are_carbon_credits_and_how_do_companies/ | {
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6k9mpn | why are we encouraged to have good posture but then car and airplane seats are shaped in such a way that they do the opposite? | Seats like this are shaped in a concave way that turns my spine into pudding or is just plain uncomfortable. Its always bothered me. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6k9mpn/eli5_why_are_we_encouraged_to_have_good_posture/ | {
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9j2yc4 | what are 'fuzzy mathematics' and what are its applications? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9j2yc4/eli5_what_are_fuzzy_mathematics_and_what_are_its/ | {
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1pcq1r | what is corn syrup and why is it in so much of our food? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pcq1r/eli5_what_is_corn_syrup_and_why_is_it_in_so_much/ | {
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2uj0kg | how can the government assure people of 'higher wages' when those wages are determined by the employers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2uj0kg/eli5_how_can_the_government_assure_people_of/ | {
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8gziq3 | earthen dams, how do they work and are they different from concrete dams? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gziq3/eli5_earthen_dams_how_do_they_work_and_are_they/ | {
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5nwgs6 | why is it so difficult to receive an organ transplant? | With the amount of organ donors (around 50%) why does it take years to receive an organ transplant | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5nwgs6/eli5_why_is_it_so_difficult_to_receive_an_organ/ | {
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89boxs | we're familiar with the concept of limbs falling asleep due to lack of circulation from the pressure on the limb's veins/arteries in relation to bodily position. i want to know how our brain always manages to wake us up before the extremity loses blood flow long enough to die. [serious] | It's happened to most if not all of us. You wake up in the middle of the night, and your arm is asleep. Your hand is numb, you can't lift the "sleeping" arm on its own, and you proceed to smack it back into feeling.
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5y7zz3 | why do phone have a standard charging port but laptops don't? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5y7zz3/eli5_why_do_phone_have_a_standard_charging_port/ | {
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2amls3 | there is a rooster somewhere in my neighborhood that starts crowing at 3am, way before the sun is up - why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2amls3/eli5_there_is_a_rooster_somewhere_in_my/ | {
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2rtugu | how can small countries be better at certain sports than enormous countries? | It seems to me like the two biggest factors contributing to a city, state or country's sporting success would be resources and talent pool. I've definitely noticed those factors have an impact on sport on a local level, and it certainly benefits countries like the USA and China in the Olympics and Paralympics.
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1lin5k | why aren't there different degrees of rape the way there are of assault, theft, and murder? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lin5k/why_arent_there_different_degrees_of_rape_the_way/ | {
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4v2qpw | why do so many websites these days ask for my email address as soon as i get there, trying to sign me up for a newsletter? | This happens a million times more often than it did just a couple of years ago. Most recent one I just clicked on was [this](_URL_0_). No, I don't need a fucking newsletter about class action suits. Thanks.
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d36i1l | why does vaping create such a large, dense cloud of “smoke” (vapor)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d36i1l/eli5_why_does_vaping_create_such_a_large_dense/ | {
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4dblvj | to the baseball experts, why do some say that it's better for the first baseman to be lefthanded? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dblvj/eli5_to_the_baseball_experts_why_do_some_say_that/ | {
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9fntaw | why non-human mammals stop drinking mother's milk. | I realize that humans drink mother's milk as infants. I also realize that we make a transfer, at some point, to drinking cow's milk. I dont want to get into why we shouldn't be drinking cow's milk. My question is: why do other mammals stop feeding from the mother's teet at a certain point in their physical developm... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9fntaw/eli5_why_nonhuman_mammals_stop_drinking_mothers/ | {
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61gy32 | why does it cost so much to protect the potus on a daily basis? other than salaries, where does the money go? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61gy32/eli5_why_does_it_cost_so_much_to_protect_the/ | {
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2ha2s6 | why do dogs randomly bark at people when they pass by? | Is it to get the attention of the owner that someone is outside? The people outside aren't threatening them, so why bark at people to scare them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ha2s6/eli5_why_do_dogs_randomly_bark_at_people_when/ | {
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1y9n1a | why does disney seem to have a movie formula that involves the death or absents of one or both parents and why has this formula stuck through all but a few films? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1y9n1a/eli5_why_does_disney_seem_to_have_a_movie_formula/ | {
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347s1r | how do we know a country has gotten rid of weapons (nuclear or chemical) as russia has just claimed? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/347s1r/eli5_how_do_we_know_a_country_has_gotten_rid_of/ | {
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5oocsf | can a singularity move through space? | If so, does it, and what is required to move it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5oocsf/eli5_can_a_singularity_move_through_space/ | {
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2knxi8 | if the u.s. government is supposed to separate church and state, why are politicians allowed to publicly state their religious views and act on those views while making policies or voting in congress? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2knxi8/eli5_if_the_us_government_is_supposed_to_separate/ | {
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5aghb6 | why do statistically heavy set people have deeper voices than more average sized people? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5aghb6/eli5_why_do_statistically_heavy_set_people_have/ | {
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5y3zjk | why cant anything have an entropy of 0 j/k? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5y3zjk/eli5why_cant_anything_have_an_entropy_of_0_jk/ | {
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codsc3 | why can't someone produce cheap medicine like insulin? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/codsc3/eli5_why_cant_someone_produce_cheap_medicine_like/ | {
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3n9flr | how will new gun laws prevent mass shootings? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n9flr/eli5_how_will_new_gun_laws_prevent_mass_shootings/ | {
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217kgs | why are there no high profile painters/sculptors (michelangelo, da vinci) or artistic "movements" anymore? | Painting and sculpting seem to be a ancient art. I know people still do it, but how many paintings and sculptures come out nowadays that are heralded like the works of Da Vinci or Michelangelo. Also I'm sure there are still "movements" going on but nothing I can see being studied and documented the way movements like ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/217kgs/eli5_why_are_there_no_high_profile/ | {
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6l0qlk | why is getting comfortable (slouching, laying in awkward positions, sinking in your chair, etc.) so bad for you but so comfortable at the same time? | Usually having perfect posture for most people is hard because it's uncomfortable. Shouldn't it be the other way around? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6l0qlk/eli5why_is_getting_comfortable_slouching_laying/ | {
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206vza | how does this not work? (picture in description) | Sorry for the terrible vagueness of the question
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1720yr | asteroids mining will begin eventually, what will be the consequence if earth quickly gains weight? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1720yr/eli5_asteroids_mining_will_begin_eventually_what/ | {
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72uuc6 | what do 'good acoustics' in a music venue/theatre actually mean or sound like? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72uuc6/eli5_what_do_good_acoustics_in_a_music/ | {
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2k9vvo | why do you multiply 1/3 to height x area to get the volume of a pyramid? | It's been bugging me since back when I learned it and it's killing me now that I think back on it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k9vvo/eli5_why_do_you_multiply_13_to_height_x_area_to/ | {
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1q2edl | why we don't paint on our airplanes like we did during wwii | I recently saw some WWII planes and I saw the unique, pin up, and fighter style designs. What changed from when that was okay do to, and now it doesn't?
EDIT: I realized I used "us" to refer to the Americans, I forgot that Reddit is a global website, my apologizes. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q2edl/eli5_why_we_dont_paint_on_our_airplanes_like_we/ | {
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8angrj | up until about ten years ago, people in photos taken with flash almost always came out with red eyes, but now you never see people with red eyes in pictures - what happened? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8angrj/eli5_up_until_about_ten_years_ago_people_in/ | {
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24azfc | how do we get a specific sickness more than once? wouldn't we build up an immunity after the first time we got it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24azfc/eli5_how_do_we_get_a_specific_sickness_more_than/ | {
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324cdr | how come any time you see depictions of early humans/cavemen, they're never shown as having long beards, even though they didn't have any razors at the time? | I know they had rudimentary stone tools, but i wouldn't think anything capable of giving a close shave...or that that would even be something they thought of doing. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/324cdr/eli5_how_come_any_time_you_see_depictions_of/ | {
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349ci7 | if at the start of our life we have just a few cells with exactly the same dna, and those cells divide to make exactly the same cells with exactly the same dna inside them, how do we end up with complex bodies comprising vastly different kinds of cells? (nerve cells, muscle cells etc.)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/349ci7/eli5_if_at_the_start_of_our_life_we_have_just_a/ | {
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20e21i | why is the origin of the basque language, [out of southern france/ northern spain], so hard to identify? | There have been various suggestions however no definitive root of this language and the sound of this language [To me a Japanesey-Spanish] sounds intriguing... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20e21i/eli5_why_is_the_origin_of_the_basque_language_out/ | {
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38byme | why do directors wear berets? | I've seen this on multiple directors in multiple countries. Why is this happening? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38byme/eli5_why_do_directors_wear_berets/ | {
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5w71gm | would someone with high blood pressure benefit from controlled blood loss? would blood pressure decrease enough to be worth it? | I donate blood often, and I don't see any noticeable effects from losing a pint of blood every eight weeks or so. How much does blood pressure go down after a donation, and is it worth donating just for that reason? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5w71gm/eli5_would_someone_with_high_blood_pressure/ | {
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3moiwp | smartphone antennas and their signal emmision, (bonus: smartphones with traditional antenna? is that a thing?) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3moiwp/eli5_smartphone_antennas_and_their_signal/ | {
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3nxrxd | when one has a head cold and one of their nostrils is clogged up..why is that when they turn their head, it suddenly clears up within seconds? | I currently have a head cold and only one of my nostrils is ever clogged. But when I turn my head the opposite way of the nostril, it suddenly clears up and I can breathe normally. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nxrxd/eli5_when_one_has_a_head_cold_and_one_of_their/ | {
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66xisn | aren't electric cars still using fossil fuels? | Since most electricity (~85% in US) comes from burning of fossil fuels, wouldn't electric cars using the electricity be using fossil fuels? Is it significantly more efficient to use the fossil fuels burned at the power plant instead of gasoline in a car? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66xisn/eli5_arent_electric_cars_still_using_fossil_fuels/ | {
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4rgs1e | why do people who have screws suddenly have pain in their limbs when it rains? | Something with the change in atmospheric pressure? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4rgs1e/eli5_why_do_people_who_have_screws_suddenly_have/ | {
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2f1z9j | do people with mental diseases know they have it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2f1z9j/eli5_do_people_with_mental_diseases_know_they/ | {
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7iletf | why aren’t all food jars manufactured to be as easy to open as a plastic salsa jar? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7iletf/eli5_why_arent_all_food_jars_manufactured_to_be/ | {
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a2kiyu | why do phone manufacturers let their customers set the date and time on their phones to before the phone's manufacturing date? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a2kiyu/eli5_why_do_phone_manufacturers_let_their/ | {
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18j1fn | how the american road naming system works | I'm an Arab hopefully going to study in the US soon. For the life of me, I can't understand naming roads like 12th and Springsteen. Is that the name of 1 street. Is it the name of a block? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18j1fn/eli5_how_the_american_road_naming_system_works/ | {
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5uz168 | why did fully wireless earphones/earbuds take so long to reach the market, when those quirky bluetooth headsets have been around for so long? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uz168/eli5_why_did_fully_wireless_earphonesearbuds_take/ | {
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2k735d | how do cemeteries work? when you buy a plot can you do whatever you want with it? if the cemetery falls into disrepair does it breach a contract? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k735d/eli5how_do_cemeteries_work_when_you_buy_a_plot/ | {
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2q0fj2 | why can your mouth tolerate hotter food than your hands? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2q0fj2/eli5why_can_your_mouth_tolerate_hotter_food_than/ | {
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34hscg | why is it so hard for the us to get 5%of the vote to a third party candidate? | Like I voted for Gary Johnson in 2012 because I was told if he pulled 5 percent, the party he ran under would be able to pull funds out of the presidential campaign grant the next election. Is that how it works?
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1lg3xy | since the tech industry is so big, and the us government is very sensitive to lobbying, why hasn't the tech industry lobbied the government to leave it alone? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lg3xy/eli5_since_the_tech_industry_is_so_big_and_the_us/ | {
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6vwbwi | why are some liquids, like oil, very slick? what molecular properties make a good lubricant? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6vwbwi/eli5why_are_some_liquids_like_oil_very_slick_what/ | {
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173sc3 | how do i walk properly? | Explain please. I don't know how to walk properly apparently. This stems from a question I asked a female friend. I asked her what the most unattractive things were about me. Turns out my walk is 1. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/173sc3/how_do_i_walk_properly/ | {
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9q3reo | how does activated carbon have a such a huge surface area per 1g, how does it work? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9q3reo/eli5_how_does_activated_carbon_have_a_such_a_huge/ | {
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3n0k2j | is it possible for a error to mutate a computer program causing it to evolve in the same way biological organisms evolve. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n0k2j/eli5_is_it_possible_for_a_error_to_mutate_a/ | {
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3wsm9b | why do we go through waves of intense logical clarity but sometimes cannot comprehend simple sentences or words? | Basically, why do we go through intense and insatiable periods curiosity but sometimes can't remember what a spoon is called? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3wsm9b/eli5_why_do_we_go_through_waves_of_intense/ | {
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4dmizp | why can us state governments pass unconstitutional laws? wouldn't these be illegal and therefore ineffective? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dmizp/eli5_why_can_us_state_governments_pass/ | {
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6mrkop | how are languages with millions of characters (chinese and the likes) categorized into an alphabetical order | Seriously I want to know if maybe they convert their language into Latin characters using the sound or something idk please explain | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6mrkop/eli5_how_are_languages_with_millions_of/ | {
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171vsj | why is nuclear fusion "always 30 years away"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/171vsj/eli5_why_is_nuclear_fusion_always_30_years_away/ | {
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4w5ttt | what does it mean when a reef has bleached? and what does that mean for the future of our oceans? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4w5ttt/eli5what_does_it_mean_when_a_reef_has_bleached/ | {
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22eiox | how did richard nixon get impeached from tapping a hotel, yet obama and his administration practically tap an entire nation and not get any repercussions? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22eiox/eli5_how_did_richard_nixon_get_impeached_from/ | {
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53xaqv | jainism | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/53xaqv/eli5_jainism/ | {
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b2yyf0 | how do drug companies know that death may be a side effect of their drug? do people die during clinical trials? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b2yyf0/eli5_how_do_drug_companies_know_that_death_may_be/ | {
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5d90ux | i went to a cafe for a coffee and was offered white or brown sugar? what is the difference? isn't sugar just sugar? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5d90ux/eli5_i_went_to_a_cafe_for_a_coffee_and_was/ | {
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bxi7yu | why do old people seem to get clumsier with age? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bxi7yu/eli5_why_do_old_people_seem_to_get_clumsier_with/ | {
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3r8o4v | how can babies sleep in awkward and uncomfortable positions, without showing any symptoms of pain, such as a stiff neck or back that adults would normally show? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3r8o4v/eli5_how_can_babies_sleep_in_awkward_and/ | {
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1n8d4c | what does meth feel like? | Just started watching breaking bad and got curious. Tried looking up the neurotransmitters involved, and the number of systems it targets is overwhelming. Anyone done it, and can explain? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1n8d4c/what_does_meth_feel_like/ | {
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48orvw | is bathroom water bad to drink compared to the water of kitchen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/48orvw/eli5_is_bathroom_water_bad_to_drink_compared_to/ | {
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